Cascade is a rural city in and the

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Valley County, Idaho Valley County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,746. The county seat is Cascade, and the largest city is McCall. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the ...

, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.Spokesman-Review
- 2010 census - Cascade, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-26

History

The Cascade Dam across the

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was completed in 1948, and is located in the north end of the city. The dam created Cascade Reservoir along the west side of the city. With the introduction of nearby

Tamarack Resort Tamarack Resort is a four-season destination resort in the western United States. Located in west central Idaho in Valley County, it is miles north of Boise on the west shore of Lake Cascade, southwest of the small town of Donnelly. When ...

in 2004, the name was officially changed to

Lake Cascade Lake Cascade (formerly Cascade Reservoir), is a reservoir in the western United States, on the North Fork of the Payette River in Valley County, Idaho. Located in the Boise National Forest, it has a surface area of , and is the fourth largest l ...

for marketing reasons. Cascade was the home of a sizable

Boise Cascade Boise Cascade Company is an American manufacturer of wood products and wholesale distributor of building materials, headquartered in Boise, Idaho. with sales over $7.9 billion in 2021, it is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under th ...

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, which closed in May 2001.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Minor earthquake

A minor

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here in 1977 measured 4.5 on the

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and lasted over a minute; felt across the region, it was centered near Cascade and occurred in the early hours of Sunday, November 27.

Climate

Cascade experiences a

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(

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abbreviation ''Dsb'') with long, cold, snowy winters and short, warm, dry summers.Climate Summary for Cascade, Idaho
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Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 939 people, 416 households, and 256 families residing in the city. The

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was . There were 847 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.5%

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, 0.2%

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, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population. There were 416 households, of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were

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living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.5% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.77. The median age in the city was 46.4 years. 19.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.9% were from 25 to 44; 33.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 997 people, 421 households, and 282 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 562 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.59%

, 0.10%

, 0.40% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.10%

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, 1.60% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 2.21% of the population. 22.6% were of

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, 12.7% English, 11.4% Irish, 8.7%

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and 5.8% French ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 421 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were

living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.0% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,411, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,139 for females. The

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for the city was $17,330. About 9.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the

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, including 20.1% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Infrastructure

State Highway 55 passes through Cascade.

Notable people

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, novelist and family therapist * Norman L. Foote, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho from 1957 to 1972 * Terry Gestrin, member of the

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* Rod Miller,

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player * Ken Roberts, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives

References

External links

* - City of Cascade {{authority control Cities in Idaho Cities in Valley County, Idaho County seats in Idaho